N.Y. Town Law § 175-c: Notice of hearings and elections

§ 175-c. Notice of hearings and elections. 1. In addition to any other

notice or posting requirement, every fire district secretary shall cause

a notice of any upcoming hearing or election to be posted on the fire

district website, if one exists. Such notice shall be posted for at

least fifteen days prior to such hearing or election and shall not be

posted any sooner than twenty days before such hearing or election. If

the fire district maintains a sign board, a copy of such notice shall

also be posted on the sign board.

2. Every fire district secretary shall provide, in a timely manner, a

notice of any upcoming hearing or election to be posted on the municipal

website of any town located within the geographic boundaries of the

district, or any town or fire district with which the district

contracts. Such posting shall only be required if such a website exists.

Such notice shall be posted for at least fifteen days prior to such

hearing or election and shall not be posted any sooner than twenty days

before such hearing or election. In addition, the town clerk shall post

or cause to be posted on the bulletin board in his or her office a copy

of such notice and on the sign board maintained by him or her pursuant

to subdivision six of section thirty of this chapter. The town clerk

shall cooperate with the fire district to ensure the timely notification

of the upcoming hearing or election.

3. The notice required by this section shall specify the time when and

the place where such hearing or election will be held, and, with respect

to elections, the officers to be elected, their terms of office, and

details regarding other matters to be voted on, as well as the hours

during which the polls will be open for the receipt of ballots.